Everything about Spectral resolution
Resolving power of a spectrograph
The spectral resolution of a spectrograph, or, more generally, of a frequency spectrum, is a measure of its ability to resolve features in the electromagnetic spectrum. It is usually denoted by, and is closely related to the resolving power of the spectrograph, defined as where is the smallest difference in wavelengths that can be distinguished at a wavelength of. For example, the Space Telescope Imaging Spectrograph (STIS) can distinguish features 0.17 nm apart at a wavelength of 1000 nm, giving it a resolution of 0.17 nm and a resolving power of about 5,900. An example of a high resolution spectrograph is the Cryogenic High-Resolution IR Echelle Spectrograph (CRIRES+) installed at ESO's Very Large Telescope, which has a spectral resolving power of up to 100,000. Wikipedia →
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- Read the overview: Spectral resolutionA 5-minute orientation
- Skim a recent paper: Spectral Response Function-Guided Deep Optimization-Driven Network for Spectral Super-ResolutionInfluential work since 2022
- Pick up a classic book: Landsat-4 science characterization early resultsThe most-reprinted book on the subject
- Read the landmark paper: High-Resolution X-Ray Photoemission Spectrum of the Valence Bands of GoldCited 6,116 times
- Go sideways: Optical spectrometerA closely related topic
- Go sideways: Resolution (mass spectrometry)A closely related topic
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🏆 Landmark papers (most cited)
High-Resolution X-Ray Photoemission Spectrum of the Valence Bands of Gold
Compact finite difference schemes with spectral-like resolution
High-resolution frequency-wavenumber spectrum analysis
The Spectral Determination of Chlorophylls a and b, as well as Total Carotenoids, Using Various Solvents with Spectrophotometers of Different Resolution
Identifying Small Molecules via High Resolution Mass Spectrometry: Communicating Confidence
Time-of-Flight Mass Spectrometer with Improved Resolution
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Spectral Response Function-Guided Deep Optimization-Driven Network for Spectral Super-Resolution
Spectral Super-Resolution via Deep Low-Rank Tensor Representation
Spectral Super-Resolution of Multispectral Images Using Spatial–Spectral Residual Attention Network
Exploring the Spectral Prior for Hyperspectral Image Super-Resolution
Spectral Super-Resolution in Frequency Domain
📚 Books worth reading
- 📕Landsat-4 science characterization early resultsLandsat-4 Science Characterization Early Results Symposium (1983 Greenbelt, Md.) · 1985
- 📕LANDSAT-4 thematic mapper modulation transfer function (MTF) evaluationRobert A. Schowengerdt · 1983
- 📕Final report, grant NAG-1-882, UW 144-AH14E. W. Eloranta · 1997
- 📕SeaWiFS calibration and algorithm validationRobert J. Parada · 1995
- 📕Investigation of several aspects of LANDSAT-4 data qualityRobert C. Wrigley · 1983
- 📕Tools for atmospheric radiative transferJeffrey R. Key · 1998
- 📕Calibration of the AXAF observatoryM. C. Weisskopf · 1997
- 📕Exploration of the solar-stellar connection at high specral resolution with the ultraviolet spectrometer and polarimeter and studies of thermal bifurcation at the ..Thomas R. Ayres · 1987
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